He's just heard from BT that Edenbridge would need at least 400 people to sign up for broadband before the telco will DSL-enable the exchange. |
Even BT managed to add to our problems by making our telephone number ex-directory. |
We have no money to pay for them to be refixed by BT nor by our own staff under BT supervision. |
All those who register will go into a prize draw and BT has donated an X-box games console as a prize. |
By refusing to install the necessary hardware BT is quite deliberately disadvantaging rural areas. |
In short, BT can effectively dictate its terms to those wishing to use its local loop. |